ESA Considers Partnering With Russia On New Space Vehicle
While the world awaits the return to flight of the American
space shuttle Discovery, Europe is considering a new manned
spacecraft. The Kliper project which Russia proposes to build was
one of the hot subjects of the recent Le Bourget airshow.
One of the busiest people in Florida these days has to be the
guy who drives the huge tractor that carries the space shuttle to
and from the launch pad.
NASA, Tennessee Students Demonstrate Catch Mechanism For Future
Space Tether
A team of university graduate students and faculty from
Tennessee, with the help of NASA engineers, have "launched" a
subscale spacecraft model and caught it in mid-air with a unique
rendezvous or "catch" mechanism.
NASA will hold a briefing at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 0900
Friday, July 8th, on the restricted airspace over East Central
Florida for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery. Immediately
following the briefing at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), there
will be a dedication ceremony for the new NASA Air Traffic Control
Tower at KSC.
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